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WORLD NEWS Typhoon's air-to-ground debut F-35C carrier trials New OH-58 Kiowa flies Dutch defense cuts Voyager arrives PLUS! Special reports on exercise 'Real Thaw', the Israeli Barak 2020 F-16 upgrade and an interview with the former UK air commander in Afghanistan FRONT LINE Our hard-hitting regular column by Robert F. Dorr STRIKE EAGLE'S COMBAT DEBUT Operation 'Desert Storm' witnessed the combat debut of the F-15E Strike Eagle. Steve Davies recounts the hazardous and high-profile missions against Iraqi 'Scud' missiles DESERT TOUCANS Cees-Jan van der Ende visits the Chilean AF and flies with the Super Tucanos that are now filling an important training role TORNADOS PREPARE FOR WAR! RAF Tornados from No IX(B) Squadron recently participated in Exercise 'Red Flag' at Nellis and immediately joined the operation against Libya. Neil Dunridge and Kevin Jackson witness the importance of Red Flag for these and other participating units CUTTING EDGE Combat Aircraft's new monthly column reporting from the front line of aerospace technology, by David Axe LIBYA SPECIAL LIBYA AIR WAR Following our initial report last month, Jamie Hunter and David Cenciotti take an in-depth view of the ongoing operations in Libya, including a full coalition order of battle and map SAVING BENGHAZI Pierre-Alain Antoine outlines the leading role played by French AF fast jets on the first day of military operations against Col Gaddafi's forces RAMPANT RAFALE The Rafale is at the forefront of ongoing combat operations over Libya. Henri-Pierre Grolleau explains why the Dassault fighter has proved so successful during numerous sorties against Libyan forces GROWLER SUPPRESSES GADAFFI'S SAMS Five EA-18G Growlers from VAQ-132 'Scorpions' joined the Operation 'Odyssey Dawn' and then 'Unified Protector' efforts. Jamie Hunter looks at the Growler's combat debut RAF AT GIOIA DEL COLLE Tim Ripley visits the Royal Air Force deployment to Gioia del Colle that is conducting missions over Libya TYPHOON GOES TO WAR The RAF deployed 10 Typhoons to support the no-fly zone on March 20, with Italy also pressing its EF2000s into action shortly after. Jon Lake and Jamie Hunter analyze the Typhoon's combat debut FLYING DUTCHMEN AT DECI The rapid deployment of the Royal Netherlands AF to Decimomannu in Sardinia proved the capabilities of the NATO Response Force. Frank Cra€ bas reports from Italy on what might be the last mission of its kind by Dutch F-16s THE LIBYAN STORY Tom Cooper and Pit Weinert reveal the operations by the Libyan Arab Air Force in the course of the fighting that erupted following the mass uprising in Libya that intensified, culminated - and then suddenly ended. Thereafter, it was the turn of a hastily-assembledrebel air force to try and take the initiative STORM SHADOW Royal Air Force Tornado GR4s once again used the MBDA Storm Shadow cruise missile to great effect in the opening days of the Libyan operation. Sqn Ldr Gareth Prendergast details just what can be achieved with the weapon IN THE ZONE Wg Cdr Ian Gale recently completed a tour as Officer Commanding No 31 Squadron, flying Tornado GR4s from RAF Marham. Combat Aircraft asked him to describe some of his experiences from over 12 deployments to Iraq enforcing no-fly zones TRAPANI'S 'VIPER' TEAM The Italian AF's F-16s initially provided a vital element in the no-fly zone over Libya. Luigino Caliaro reports from Trapani in the weeks leading up to the campaign
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